Raiders doing their part to fight hunger

The Oakland Raiders are partnering with the Alameda County Community Food Bank to help their neighbors in need as the region braces for a spike in need during the winter and holiday season.
Staff and families of the Raiders organization are sorting, screening, boxing and shelving food items in preparation for the busy holiday season in the Food Bank’s main warehouse in Oakland today, a week prior to Thanksgiving.
In addition, a number of Raiders players will spend their lone day off during the week—the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving— visiting the food bank and assisting in the preparation of food items.
Fans are encouraged to support the Food Bank’s hunger relief efforts this Sunday before the Raiders-Saints game at the Coliseum by visiting their booth in Raiderville from 8:30 am – noon.
Fans are asked to make a monetary donation or donations of healthy non-perishable food items, such as canned meats and vegetables, pasta and sauce, peanut butter and low-sugar cereals. All proceeds go directly to the Food Bank’s hunger relief efforts.
Since 1985, the Alameda County Community Food Bank has been at the forefront of hunger-relief efforts in the Bay Area. This year the Food Bank will distribute 24 million pounds of food, more than half farm-fresh produce. The Food Bank serves one in six Alameda County residents by distributing food through a network of 275 food pantries, soup kitchens, and other community organizations.
For more information, visit www.raiders.com and www.accfb.org.
The Oakland Raiders are hosting a virtual food drive, encouraging fans to donate money to help the Food Bank purchase its most needed items. To participate, please go to https://www.vfd-accfb.org/grouphome.aspx?ID=555

Every act of violence would be responded to without regard to keeping it proportional or any concern about what ‘the world’ thinks.

No other country would even consider continually absorbing attacks on it’s people and it’s sovereign territory, nor would any country be expected to.

That expectation is seemingly reserved for Israel only.

I’d put a swift end to that and am amazed that Israel even plays that game for a moment.
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You do realize that Israel didn’t exist before the late 40s? Don’t give me that BS about the area’s history. Even when Jews immigrated to that area millenniums ago, there were people living there.
You do realize that you are occupying land that doesn’t belong to you?
You are funny.
Like I said before, I recognize Jews’ rights to live and practice in that area, but I don’t recognize the state of Israel. The only reason I say Israel is to be considerate towards others.

LA to TheBay

It was a thoughtful idea at the time, nevermind who was currently living there. Then again, the ‘stinians lost the subsequent war with significant backing, so the argument that Israel had ALL the support isn’t true, though it would be more so now.

It went from trying give displaced peoples a home (with other, less benevolent reasons) to a strategic US outpost in an area of significant interest.

There is no excuse for illegally displacing people simply to steal their homes and land.

It wasnt right for Europeans to invade and take over the americas, it isnt right for Europeans to invade and steal Palestine. It isnt right for Europeans to invade and try and steal afrika.

Simply this is just another take over in a long line of invasions and land theft and murder is viewed as an acceptable means to an end.

i believe in history class the concept was termed manifest destiny .

Clever code language for theft murder and plunder.

The Mack

I want to know if Mcfadden20 has ever played organized football a day in his life..?

RAIDERMAN99

You do realize that Israel didn’t exist before the late 40s?
You do realize that you are occupying land that doesn’t belong to you?
You are funny.
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O, you do realize that the USA didn’t exist until 1776 and we’re occupying land that doesn’t belong to us, right ?

You do realize that many Arab nations were also created relatively recently – after the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and WWI. They’re occupiers too, I suppose.

You do realize that the nation of Israel did in fact exist long before 1948.

It’s history, cousin.

You’re not going to be like that AIDS ridden fool Arafat and deny the Wailing Wall was part of the great Temple complex, are you ?

You do realize that the Golden Dome was built on top of the Temple Mount, right ?

Tell me again, who was there first ?

And please have a better answer than the Canaanites.

They no longer exist.

Still refusing to acknowledge that Israel is a legitimate sovereign nation and claiming that Israel is ‘occupying’ land that doesn’t belong to her is your right.

That’s the attitude that makes this situation unsolvable.

That’s the attitude that holds that the re-birth of Israel in 1948 was a ‘nakba’.

That attitude, and refusal to accept Israel in 1948 led to war.

That attitude continued in 1967 and led to more war which resulted in Israel ‘occupying’ even more land.

Cousin, we could accomplish some great things together.

But that’s just never going to happen.

MiamiRaider78

Have any of you received your “gifts” from O Bama yet? LOL

Dumbo Rommney

Raider4Life209

Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 1:26 pm

There is no excuse for illegally displacing people simply to steal their homes and land.

It wasnt right for Europeans to invade and take over the americas, it isnt right for Europeans to invade and steal Palestine. It isnt right for Europeans to invade and try and steal afrika.

Simply this is just another take over in a long line of invasions and land theft and murder is viewed as an acceptable means to an end.

Still refusing to acknowledge that Israel is a legitimate sovereign nation and claiming that Israel is ‘occupying’ land that doesn’t belong to her is your right.

That’s the attitude that makes this situation unsolvable.

That’s the attitude that holds that the re-birth of Israel in 1948 was a ‘nakba’.

That attitude, and refusal to accept Israel in 1948 led to war.

That attitude continued in 1967 and led to more war which resulted in Israel ‘occupying’ even more land.

Cousin, we could accomplish some great things together.

But that’s just never going to happen.
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Most people in that area no longer exist. Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, etc.. They are mixed.
We are talking about millenniums. Millenniums!
Canaanites and philistines were there before the Jews. Philistines?! I wonder why that sounds familiar?
C’mon cousin.

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Btw, my attitude will end the state of Israel one day. Like I said cousin, you and the rest of the people can live and practice there, but you need to return OUR property (houses and land).
I have relatives older than the state of Israel.

Why occupy a country when you can live there in peace? You do realize there are Arab Jews who live in Yemen, Morocco, Saudi, etc… ?

RAIDERMAN99

Wasn’t right for the Romans to destroy Judea and Samaria and displace that people and nation, was it ?

Noticed you used the word ‘diaspora’ the other day, in the context of African slaves being displaced from their indiginous land, Mistic.

Well, I share your pain.

I lament the Jewish diaspora as much as you lament the African one.

You should know that the very name ‘Palestine’ was given to the region by the Romans, as an insult to the Jewish nation it conquered, massacred and displaced.

BTW, it wasn’t solely ‘Europeans’ displacing a native indiginous Arab population in Palestine. In fact, a 1905 census done by the Turks who administed the region shows that Jews were the majority populace of Jerusalem.

Further, over 600,000 Sephardic Jews that lived in the region in Arab nations migrated to Israel shortly after her rebirth. Most were kicked out and left with just the shirts on their backs.

Another ‘diaspora’. But better than another ‘holocaust’.

Hey, cousin O, I’m interested in joining you if you move to Jordan. Can I become a Jordanian citizen ?

Further, over 600,000 Sephardic Jews that lived in the region in Arab nations migrated to Israel shortly after her rebirth. Most were kicked out and left with just the shirts on their backs.
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OMG!!
Is that why Arab Jews still live in Saudi. Saudi! Yemen, Morocco, etc?

Scourge

Yo, fellow Raider fans!

Decided I’d drop in from Lurkerville to say thanks for all the entertainment the last few days!

Until a few months ago, I was simply reading the Raider news items at CNN/SI. Then, one day, I started following your blog posts. I must that it’s been fun so far.

I’ve been following the Raiders from the Right Coast since I was little. While I’m not a fanatic like some of you CA folk are, I still enjoy following the Raiders. We don’t get to see them on TV very often in this area unless they’re visiting Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, or Baltimore. Last week’s game was sure a let-down.

I just wanted to say I enjoy all your Raider-related posts. Please keep up the good work!

I do want to send a special shout-out to the Beeech Dawg. Man, you’re an amusing guy! The last few days I’ve been having the blues due to a health issue and your posts have had me cracking up. Although I wish you’d give up on the defacation material, you’re at your best when responding to others’ posts. It gives you fresh material and you don’t have to rely on recycling your original schtick.

Why do you want to become a Jordanian citizen? Looking for more Palestinians to kill? lol
Return the property you took from Jordan (the West Bank) in the late 60’s and I’m sure Jordan will allow you to become citizens.

MiamiRaider78

“And the hate continues to run deep, like a Palestinians thoughs of suicide on Israeli streets.”

One of my lines from a verse I wrote, word!

LA to TheBay

15.Mistic1 Tha Supavillain Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
There is no excuse for illegally displacing people simply to steal their homes and land.

It wasnt right for Europeans to invade and take over the americas, it isnt right for Europeans to invade and steal Palestine. It isnt right for Europeans to invade and try and steal afrika.

Simply this is just another take over in a long line of invasions and land theft and murder is viewed as an acceptable means to an end.

i believe in history class the concept was termed manifest destiny .

Clever code language for theft murder and plunder.

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+1

RAIDERMAN99

Canaanites and philistines were there before the Jews. Philistines?! I wonder why that sounds familiar?
C’mon cousin.
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Sorry, cousin. I have to correct you again.

The Canaanites were there before, yes.

The Philistines ? No.

The Philistines were a sea-faring nation that waged war against the Jews, but they were not there first.

Never was their land.

And of course Philistine sounds familiar.

That’s the derivation of the word Palestine.

That name was given to the region by the Roman conquerers as an insult to the Jews they massacred.

But we both know the name Palestine can’t possibly be Arabic in nature as there is no ‘P’ in the Arabic language.

That’s why Arabs to this day all say ‘Balestine’. LOL.

Similarly, the city you Arabs call ‘Nablus’ is just the Arab pronunciation for what the Romans termed Annapolis.

Not only isn’t it your land, you can’t properly pronounce the name of the region and cities you falsely claim to own.

History, cousin.

MiamiRaider78

thoughts*

LA to TheBay

Both parties have a legitimate and historic claim to the land. Both parties controlled the land at one point. You guys check out Religulous? See what they’re fighting over?

The real villain here is religion and its evil right hand man, politics.

Neither party will share. This conflict is destined to end badly.

The Beeech Dawg

Blog Brahs, as some of you know, I sometimes perform hilarious live comedy under the name Beeech Dawg the Entertainer

Gotta a patent pending on that one, holla

Anyway thought I’d drop some dope jokes on this whole Arab/Jew mess to get you all laughing and playing happily with your weiners once again

Remember, there’s no better remedy for a pending blood war than rubbing blissfully on your ding dong

CHECK IT

What a great audience. What’s the name of the peaceful celebration the Jewish guy invited his Palestinian rival to?

That’s right, the Matzo BALL

LA to TheBay

Unfortunately, none of us will be alive when the human race evolves past religion and it’s viewed as the stuff of myth or fairy tale. Laughed at like concepts such as Earth being the center of the universe.

dr_robert

Boo

Raidergil650

wil raiderslwin come sunday? LET’S GO RAIDERS AND EDDIE MONEY.

dr_robert

Atheism is the true joke

MiamiRaider78

What a great audience. LOL

LA to TheBay

Despite historical arguments, in today’s context, I tend to side with the little guys… guys with representation but no country and no nukes and no US support.

Then again, I’m a bit of a contrarian and typically anti-establishment, so I have a bias.

LA to TheBay

46.dr_robert Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Atheism is the true joke

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Hey, so was heliocentrism and a lot of smart people ahead of their time died for support of it and now commonly accepted ideas like it.

Check back with me in 400 years or so, yeah?

Mistic1 Tha Supavillain

RAIDERMAN99 Says:
November 15th, 2012 at 1:49 pm

Wasn’t right for the Romans to destroy Judea and Samaria and displace that people and nation, was it ?

Noticed you used the word ‘diaspora’ the other day, in the context of African slaves being displaced from their indiginous land, Mistic.

Well, I share your pain.

I lament the Jewish diaspora as much as you lament the African one.

You should know that the very name ‘Palestine’ was given to the region by the Romans, as an insult to the Jewish nation it conquered, massacred and displaced.

BTW, it wasn’t solely ‘Europeans’ displacing a native indiginous Arab population in Palestine. In fact, a 1905 census done by the Turks who administed the region shows that Jews were the majority populace of Jerusalem.

Further, over 600,000 Sephardic Jews that lived in the region in Arab nations migrated to Israel shortly after her rebirth. Most were kicked out and left with just the shirts on their backs.

Another ‘diaspora’. But better than another ‘holocaust’.

Hey, cousin O, I’m interested in joining you if you move to Jordan. Can I become a Jordanian citizen ?
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i think the major confusion is caused by mixing the term jewish with race, and the same can be said for mixing nationality and race.

Jewish is a faith not a race and what you find in history is white jews have indeed been persecuted by other white nations. The turks were white, the jews that are invading Palestine today are also white.

The original jews (blacks) were long since removed from the area and nearly wiped out of the written history all together.

Conflicts between arabs and whites is nothing new, and hiding behind religion and so called gifted parcells of land is not a valid reason for murder.

Both arabs and whites are guilty of using this very tactic to make claims on land that was inhabited previously by neither claiming rulership over people and justified slave trading of afrikans

By 1905 the original inhabitants were long gone and arabs and whites have fought over the land ever since